Florida State rocks Ohio State 37-6 to advance

Florida St. rocks Ohio St. 37-6Minnesota falls to LSU after ousting Baylor

Chronicle News Services

Published
5:30 am CDT, Monday, June 1, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It was one for the record books — literally.

Stephen Cardullo set an NCAA-Tournament mark with seven hits, including three of Florida State’s NCAA-record 15 doubles, as the Seminoles routed Ohio State 37-6 on Sunday to advance to the super regionals.

Florida State (45-16) set NCAA postseason records with 37 runs, 38 hits and 66 total bases, while Cardullo tied the school mark for hits in an offensive performance the Seminoles football team would have been proud of. In the end, Florida State set or tied 18 NCAA, school or postseason records.

The Seminoles scored eight times in the first inning and cruised past the pitching-depleted Buckeyes (42-19), who trailed 32-0 in the fifth.

Ohio State starter Jared Strayer allowed seven earned runs without recording an out, but it was even worse for Andrew Armstrong, the Buckeyes’ fifth pitcher who was tagged for 11 earned runs in one-third of an inning.

In other action

• LSU advances — Louis Coleman struck out eight and allowed one run while pitching into the eighth inning of LSU’s 10-3 victory over Minnesota at Baton Rouge, La.

The Tigers (49-16), who advance to the super regionals, had 17 hits against the Golden Gophers, who reached the championship round of the regional by beating Baylor 15-12 earlier in the day.